Hardcore 2016 Focus: Choke

Answered by: Jarrod Birch

Which band/album got you into hardcore and why? Central Coast legends Mark My Words (RIP) introduced us to bands like Gorilla Biscuits, Black Flag, Cro-Mags and Australian stuff like Extortion and The Dead Walk.

Where is the hardcore scene headed? Seems like these days everyone is playing in multiple bands and booking incestual show line-ups with said bands. Hopefully some interesting new Australian hardcore records come out in the next few years.

Most the most hardcore thing you've ever seen at a show? Timmy Polson climbing on stage and beating his chest like a gorilla at the Sydney Gorilla Biscuits show last year.

Which act on the Hardcore 2016 line-up will blow our minds and why? All the bands playing will blow minds. Australian hardcore is on the way up.

When is your set at Hardcore 2016? We are playing on the Friday night, right between Melbourne bands Year Of The Rat and Born Free (who just slayed Newcastle and Sydney).

Email link for more info: chokehc@hotmail.com